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Mr. Adnan Oktar's live interview by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB TV) (A9 TV, Istanbul, November 3rd, 2011)
Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on A9 TV dated November 3rd, 2011
ADNAN OKTAR:Yes, I would like to say welcome to our guests, they have brought grace. Introduce us to our guests. Our Iranian guests.
TURGUT AKSU:Yes, we have guests from Iran; Saeed Mostagaci, he is a producer [in IRIB state television]. And Seyed Yasser Jebraily,he is a journalist [Chief Editor of the International Azadnegar News Agency].
ADNAN OKTAR:Masha'Allah. Bediuzzaman says that Sayyids will render a great service in the End Times. Bediuzzaman has explained in great detail that they will be in union and will render a great service in the time of the Mahdi. And now this is a reflection of that statement, Masha'Allah. Yes. Well, we welcome our guests once more and please you can go on.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: In the Name of God. I thank you and this is my honor to talk to you and nice to meet you in this program. And for welcome.
ADNAN OKTAR: You've granted us an honor, you have brought us grace. You have honored us, may Allah be pleased with you.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: My first question is that when we see the history of Islam and our history, we saw that last circle, the last circle that lasted ten centuries that Islam, its ideology, its civilization and its culture defeated all the West, all the world on time, but this circle is lost from the paper of the history. Those who deleted this circle are from the Freemasonry circles. Why would the Freemasons want to delete this page of history? Why?
ADNAN OKTAR:Allah is the One Who changes history, of course. Allah makes masons an instrument in this, He makes Templars an instrument. Had there been no such interventions in the course of history, Muslims would be left idle; I mean they would not be in such a state of determination for striving in the path of Allah, such an excitement for struggling in the path of Allah. Allah creates the system of the dajjal (anti-messiah) through humans. Allah awakens people with the system of the dajjal (anti-messiah). The system of the dajjal is a necessary foundation for the system of the Mahdi. Without the system of the Mahdi, neither the dominion of Islam would be realized, nor the appearance of the Mahdi (pbuh) nor the coming of the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh). Freemasonry, atheistic freemasonry is charged with coordinating the system of the dajjal (anti-messiah). Allah has given them that task. They coordinate the system of the dajjal, they plant the system of the dajjal in front of us and the system of the dajjal motivates Muslims, it excites them, it lifts up their spirit and thus they ardently get into a great struggle. In the end, the winners will go to Heaven and the losers will go to Hell.
Atheistic Masons are a group that also the faithful Masons considered as opponents, that they also struggle against. However atheistic Masons have always been strong in general. Very recently, only in this century the faithful Masons have got into an attack against them. It has been understood from the attitude of the Masons who believe in Allah that they will take charge on the side of the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh); and it has been understood that they will take their place on the side of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), we see this again in their attitude. Atheistic Masons take their place on the side of the dajjal (anti-messiah) and they will continue to do so ; this is clearly understood.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: As Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmat Allah. Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim. I am very happy to be here and talk to Mr. Adnan Oktar. That is an honor for me. But the question that I have, I just wrote while I was seeing the book. The question is that you've talked about the Freemasons trying to build materialistic governments, a materialistic world. If you look at the Western countries, they have created secular governments in which they have omitted God from everyday life in the Western countries and they are trying to transfer this kind of government to the Muslim world. What they want is to omit God, omit the belief in God from the society, from the government, from the laws, from everything in the social life. How do you see the Western countries? Do you believe that what constitutes the type of government in the Western world is based on the Freemasonic ideas? They have been successful in making this kind of government in the West. Are they trying to make such governments in the Muslim world or not?
ADNAN OKTAR:Masonry is a system Allah created in order to make Islam dominate the world. Had there been no [atheistic] masonry, there would not be a system of the dajjal. Without the system of the dajjal, Islam would not prevail in the world. I mean without the negative power, Allah does not activate the positive power. Just like the satan being specifically created for testing purposes, freemasonry is created specifically as well. Atheistic masonry is of course aware that it will be defeated. I mean they are aware of the fact that an atheistic system could never dominate the world. I mean anyone with reason would know that. However they are doing this unconsciously. But Masons who believe in Allah are aware of this fact, I mean they know that the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh) will come, most of them do. Many of them know that the Mahdi (pbuh) will appear as well. I mean, I personally know that the Masons are aware of the fact that Islam will dominate the world eventually. I mean I am in contact with high ranking Masons. However the atheistic Masons are not aware of this. I mean they are advocating irreligiousness unconsciously, they are advocating atheism and they do not think much about the disasters that would bring about. Actually there is nothing that would be brought about. That is because freemasonry is a system Allah specifically created and -just like the satan- is bound to be defeated, it is created to be defeated. Since it is bound to be defeated, it has now begun that process of defeat. Atheistic Masons have been cornered in France, they have been squeezed in England. Masons who believe in Allah are on the move.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Sorry, my question. I want Mr. Oktar to be some more tangible. What I mean is to give us some examples what is this, the war between Islam and Freemasonry? Who are the representatives of Islam in this world and who are the representatives of Freemasonry? I mean...
Mr.TURGUT AKSOY: In these times?
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: In these times. I want the tangible examples of Freemasonry. Which governments are based on Freemasonry? Which countries, which scholars are Freemasons and trying to do what? Where have they been successful, where have they not been successful and give a clear explanation of the current world. A tangible one. I mean the executive arm of Freemasonry is who? Who implements the dictated laws of Freemasonry?
ADNAN OKTAR:For instance, both Darwin himself and his grandfather was a Mason. Lenin was a Mason, Karl Marx was a Mason. These are the mob that represents atheistic freemasonry. Those who represent the system of the dajjal will come up with the ideology of the system of the dajjal. The system of the Mahdi comes up with an ideology as well. At the moment the system of the dajjal is left in a powerless and helpless situation in the face of the system of the Mahdi. This occurrence known as the Arab Spring is a situation originating from the victory of the system of the Mahdi. Freemasonry used to be prevalent in the Arabic countries. It was prevalent in Egypt. For instance, Anwar Sadat was a Mason. Many of the administrators of Egypt were Masons. I mean up until the very last moment the administrators were atheistic Masons. This is the situation in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya as well. However they have seen that Darwinism, materialism has collapsed. Now in the meetings of Freemasons, it is no longer possible to depict Darwinism as a valid theory; people are embarrassed to talk about it. Verily since they actually believe that it died, that it is a vain theory, since they sincerely are convinced about this fact; within a human feeling of embarrassment they are unable to talk about it. When there is no Darwinism, atheistic freemasonry cannot exist. Consequently atheistic masonry is a vain flutter by retiring into its own shell, by adopting an anti-democratic attitude, by cornering Masons who do believe in Allah and by trying to expel them from their lodges. We are following this very closely. They will never be able to attain any results from that. Allah creates adversity specifically. For instance, Hazrat Khidr (pbuh) may provocate incidents when the result will be for the benefit of Islam. What does he do in such cases? He might for instance damage a ship if there is a possibility of it being confiscated. He might make it destruct . Freemasonry is the field of action for Hazrat Khidr (pbuh). I mean it is a system that is under the control of Hazrat Khidr (pbuh). Consequently it is not a system that has an independent serious power. They can only possess power as much as Allah Wills them to possess, only as much as Khidr (pbuh) leads them to possess. And now they have performed their task; they have dragged the world into the system of the dajjal, into wars, they have dragged the world into pain. These were all preordained in destiny; masonry had thus enabled the events that were bound to happen within destiny. For instance, there had to be big wars; these are mentioned in the Gospel, they are also mentioned in the hadiths. They are mentioned in the Torah as well. They have caused the realization of all these events that are bound to happen. They have caused the realization of all the events referred to in the hadiths but they are not doing this consciously; I mean they do so with the guidance of Allah, Allah is using Hazrat Khidr (pbuh) while guiding them. Of course that is a secret, I am not going to broach the subject any further. But that is a secret that would be enough for the understanding one to comprehend.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: In the sixteenth century, Zionists created the new ideologies called secularism and humanism. That these ideologies, both sides of one ideology, is shown in many of the organizations and ideology, many ideologies in the West. In the new science, in the new culture, and built a new West, this ideology. Before these two, both sides of this ideology, one idea is created by those Zionists that is called apocalyptic and like a human that can save the world. And this apocalyptic ideology come to this century from the 16th century to now, the 21st century. And with this ideology made, it built a new Freemasonry. In many several form that ruin the old structure of Freemasonry. We see this new form of this Freemasonry, neo-Freemasonry. I ask Mr. Oktar that would you describe this form of this new Freemasonry in this time that bridges in many centers of power of culture and science and politics and economy and etc.
ADNAN OKTAR:If they hadn't have done that there would not be a system of the dajjal anyway. For the system of the dajjal to exist, they have to do this, if they go on with their classical moves then freemasonry would not be doing its duty. If the dajjal does not appear, neither would Mahdi, if Mahdi (pbuh) does not appear, Islam would not dominate the world. Within the destiny Allah creates this system in a sequence with a wondrous creation and grants, binds those to people and as a result defeats them; at the moment freemasonry, atheistic freemasonry is left helpless. Masons who believe in Allah are on the attack one after the other, that is because the data of science shows this; the proof presented by the system of the Mahdi suggests this. The atheistic freemasonry is left weak and frail in a crumpled up attitude. They have lost their power severely. The system of the Mahdi is progressing step by step.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: I mean that the Freemasonry appears in many forms along these four centuries. Sometimes in an invisible college, a scientific college that many famous scientists were part of like Francis Bacon, like John Locke, like John Milton etc. Sometimes it appears in cults, mini cults like Bahai, like Babel, like Sufi. And sometimes, especially at this time, it appears in many cults in several forms named Wushu, Paulo Coelho and etc. I ask what is the relation between these cults and new forms of Freemasonry that are spoken of and the old structure old culture, that like the Grand Orient Lodge, Scottish Lodge and etc. What relation is there between these and those? Is there a structure after four century?
TURGUT AKSU:They made up all these things and what is the relation you ask?
SAEED MOSTAGACI: What happened in these four centuries that those old structures, old forms come down to these centuries and became these forms. These many, several forms that appear in the culture, in the novel, in the religion and in many of the sciences and etc.? What is the relation between those and these? Today and the past?
Excuse me, there is a need for the new generation to have a knowledge about new forms, new forms of Freemasonry and to know about the newest structure of Freemasonry. It is my idea that it is very, it is needed for these.
TURGUT AKSU: Needed for today's students?
SAEED MOSTAGACI: For today's and the new generation.
ADNAN OKTAR:Masonry is, after all, a system formed by weak people under the control of Allah. One might assume that they act on a plan, but actually freemasonry is a gathering which acts according to the plan Allah has set up. Satan acts within the knowledge of Allah, within the limits of power bestowed by Allah. Freemasonry acts within the limits of power Allah bestowed upon them as well. There is always a need for opposites. For instance, Pharaoh was a Mason, he acted against the Prophet Moses (pbuh) with all his might, but there was a need for his existence. If the Prophet Moses (pbuh) had such a powerful set off, if he were to become the Prophet Moses (pbuh); Allah realized that by using Pharaoh as an instrument. I mean without the Pharaoh, there wouldn't be a Prophet Moses (pbuh). For instance, Nimrod was also a Mason, he was an atheistic mason, Allah used him as an instrument and brought the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) forward. Freemasonry existed at the time of our Prophet (saas) as well; they came out against our Prophet (saas) with all their might, but that opposition enabled Muslims to get stronger and become victorious. Without that opposition, Muslims remain inactive; for instance, the occupation of Iraq excited Muslims. When Afghanistan was invaded, Muslims got excited as well. Without such an attitude, an idleness, languor and reluctance about the dominion of Islam comes upon Muslims. In order to provide this Allah uses the freemasonry organization. And Allah assigns Hazrat Khidr (pbuh) to assure that.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: How does the new generation recognize this? Can we say supporting imperialism and Zionism from this cult and ideology, could we give us a line that we can recognize new Freemasonry? Can we?
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: I think he means that what is the form of the new version of Freemasonry? How we can detect that these lines of idea is related to Freemasonry?
SAEED MOSTAGACI: In the simple form, in a simple formula, can we say supporting imperialism; like America? And Zionists from these lines, from these cults, from these ideologies, from this science, could give us a form that we can recognize this new Freemasonry?
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Just for completing Mr. Mostagaci's idea, we want a simple formula to detect who is the current Freemasonry, who is the current enemy of Islam and what is the duty of Muslims regarding that.
ADNAN OKTAR:Muslims should be in a state of unity. There are some people who provoke Muslims against this unity. For instance, they make discrimination between Shia and Sunni, they discriminate against Jaferites, they discriminate against Wahhabis. They try to give prominence to the hodjas who makes such discrimination, who encourages such discrimination; they present such people as valuable. That is a dissension. Giving prominence to those Muslim hodjas who want to unite Muslims would be a good attitude, that would be the correct move. The truth of the matter is that freemasonry does not have a power at all. I mean there is the short-sightedness and laziness of some Muslims. Or else, if the Muslims were to form an alliance and love each other, there would be no capitalist danger or masonic danger in the world; there would not be a danger of masonry or the power of satan; nothing remains and the atheistic Masons will be all crumpled up. The door to religious freemasons would be opened. Consequently Muslims should be ambitious to unite around the system of the Mahdi; Allah has shown us the solution for the mischief and dissension all around the world. He has shown us the way to solve the damage caused by atheistic freemasonry, the damage done by the persecutors. Almighty Allah tells us to "unite around Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)." That should be done. The Christian world should gather around the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh). If one sees Mahdi as a dream, I mean if he sees his existence as impossible, then that means they consider Masons to be rightful. That means they consider atheistic Masons to be right and that they deserve the trouble. But if they believe in the words of our Prophet (saas), if they unite around the system of the Mahdi, then there will be an instant shower of mercy, and Islam would dominate the world instantly. Masons will be happy, Zionists will be happy; everyone will be happy, everyone will adhere to Islam. Let the prominent Muslims unite; let the leading ones among our Shia brothers, among our Jaferite brothers and Wahabis unite and let us form an alliance about the system of the Mahdi. Once an alliance on the subject matter of the system of the Mahdi is established, once it is confirmed, it means that freemasonry has ended that day. It means that wild capitalism and the system of the dajjal has ended. If Muslims fail to do that, they would have nothing to say about the system of the dajjal, the system of the dajjal will then prevail, progress and crush them. But in destiny Almighty Allah pitied Muslims, even if Muslims laze about, the system of the Mahdi would still prevail, it will dominate the world in any case. However we should still use all means, Jaferite, Shia, Sunni all sincere Muslims, all wise Muslims, all men of good cause, all real Muslims who fear Allah and who love Allah, Muslims who hate hypocrites, sincere, candid Muslims should come together, let us study the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (saas). The time for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) has come, the portents have all been realized, it is impossible to ignore, let us unite, let us search for the Mahdi (pbuh), let us abide by Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), let us establish the unity of Islam, so that the world would be saved, so would freemasons, so would everyone else.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: But Wahhabi, the cult that was created by Zionists. What is related between Wahhabi, Shia and Sunni? I think that any relation between two of the sects, that one of them is created by Zionism and two of them, Sunni and Shia, belong to Islam.
TURGUT AKSU: Wahhabis are listening to Zionist people do you say?
SAEED MOSTAGACI: [It] is created by Zionists.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Wahhabi ideas are created by Zionism.
ADNAN OKTAR:No, there are many reasonable Wahhabis, many powerful people among them. They can be detected one by one, I mean there are very wise, sincere people from the (Saudi) Royal family who set their hearts on the system of the Mahdi. If only Turkey and Iran united, if only Pakistan had united, if only the scholars were to form an alliance, the Wahhabis would submit to that in any way. That would not be a point of discussion. I mean Egypt, Turkey these are great countries; Iran, Pakistan once they say yes to something, then the matter would be closed with that .
SAEED MOSTAGACI: That is right. But we have many documents that Wahhabi ideology by Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab and Mr. Hempher, the famous spy of Britain in England. Wahhabi ideology was created by those and was expanded by Ali Saud that were charged by some Zionists like Sir Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence known as Lawrence of Arabia. For all of these we have many documents that this ideology is Zionist ideology. But when fans of this ideology will see Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), exactly go to the Islam, the real Islam; Shias and so. But the Wahhabi ideology is a Zionist ideology.
TURGUT AKSU: And you have many documents?
SAEED MOSTAGACI: Not me, these documents are issued in many of the...
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: They are for everyone.
ADNAN OKTAR:Yes .
SAEED MOSTAGACI: Diaries of Mr. Hempher's were issued and the book…
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Mr. Hempher was a spy in Saudi Arabia and in his memoires he has mentioned that this idea was created by Zionism.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: And the relation between Thomas Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, and Ali Saud is...
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Is explored, disclosed.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: And issued everywhere.
ADNAN OKTAR: The Saudi regime is like a tower made up of cardboard; I mean it is exceedingly weak. It is a system that would instantly collapse with any blow, with any hitch. That is to say, it is the weakest, most powerless regime, most powerless state structure is in Saudi Arabia, in the Wahhabi administration. There are some right-minded, enlightened members of the Royal family among the Wahhabis and their hearts are open towards the system of the Mahdi. But first they would like to see a power. I mean when they see that power, I have a sincere conviction that they would instantly submit, and I have knowledge in that respect. Even if only Iran and Turkey form an alliance about the system of the Mahdi, even if it was only among Iran and Turkey, the matter would be closed. I mean there would be no need even for Egypt and Pakistan. That is the whole issue; forming an alliance about this. That is why, if there are individuals among the scholars in Iran who are not stern -but see that they should not be stern- who are sincere, who fear Allah and who are candid; those who do not fear people, but only fear Allah –we cannot talk to those who fear people. There are right-minded scholars in Turkey as well. There are enlightened, very sincere Muslims, hidden guides in Turkey. Let us get together and form an alliance about the system of the Mahdi and talk. Let us look into the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah and see if the time has come. If the time has come, let us see if the portents have been realized. If they had been realized, that means that the Mahdi has come. Let us trust Allah, let us trust the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), let us form an alliance, let us abide by the Mahdi, let us abide by the system of the Mahdi. Once Turkey comes to an agreement with Iran, Zionism will be like a lamb. Wahhabis would instantly be settled, peace would come to the whole world, brotherhood would come. I mean Zionism would not suffer in the time of the system of the Mahdi, Jews will all be very comfortable, that is mentioned in the hadiths. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will govern the Jews with the original Torah and Christians with the original Gospel. The whole matter is in sincerely believing in the system of Mahdi. When they do not believe in it sincerely Allah gives troubles, scourges, disturbances and Muslims fall out with each other. They split off into congregations, into sects and this misery goes on and on with a constant demagogy. Allah wants us to abide by Mohammed Mahdi (pbuh) among the children of our Prophet (saas) by putting our trust in a single brain, a single mind. He says "If you abide by him, I will give you comfort, peace and goodness." Instead of saying "Would that happen?" let us see that it will happen, let us get together and talk and then you will see if it would happen or not. This is something that will instantly happen, it is not something complicated. Weakness in faith brings about weakness in mind. Weakness in mind brings about weakness and disability. If Muslims trust in Allah, if they believe in the words of the Messenger of Allah, if they abide by the system of the Mahdi; even if only Iran and Turkey come to an agreement, the whole world will be saved, let me say that much. That is very clear. I believe that (President) Ahmadinejad is very sincere. Let them send us a group of right-minded, sincere people –but they should not be stern- and there is a very important condition; these people should not fear people, they should only fear Allah, they should look for the approval of Allah, not the approval of the public; let them send sincere saintly people from among the Shia, Jaferite brothers, those who are the sincere lovers of the Mahdi; let them come here, we are inviting them. The lovers of the Mahdi from among the saintly people in Turkey are ready as well. If we get together, the Mahdi will appear like the light of the day and will be seen. We can very easily come to an agreement, it will very easily be understood, there is nothing to misunderstand. Turkey and Iran are two super powers. Once Iran says yes to something, Pakistan would instantly say yes, Iraq would instantly say yes, Syria would instantly say yes, Jordan would instantly say yes. Once Turkey says yes to something, Egypt would instantly say yes. All the Sunni states in the region would say yes. Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria would all say yes, there is nothing complicated, there is nothing difficult either. Let us put our trust in Allah, let us do this, (President) Ahmedinejad is very sincere but there should people who support him, there are many people who try to pull the rug out from under him, there are sinister people, there are people who seek the approval of the people, not the approval of Allah; a leader should be protected from such people. See how the roads will then be opened, how will everything be beautified. Israel would embrace the Mahdi. They are waiting for the Mahdi, they are also waiting for the Mahdi under the name King Messiah, Shiloh. Once the friends of Allah get together, they would instantly find the Mahdi. But if they do not do this; that means that Muslims are already accepting what is happening to them, I mean if they do not accept the words of the Prophet, if they do not heed his words, that means that they are in a sense accepting the persecution of the others. I mean, if they do not trust in the words of the Messenger of Allah, whose words would they put their trust in? The words of the Messenger of Allah are the words of Allah. If one says that he does not trust in the words of the Messenger of Allah, that means he does not trust in Allah. Then there would be nothing left to be said upon that. If one trusts Allah, let him embrace the means and see how Allah would lead him to salvation. What if it does not happen? My brother how could such a thing be acceptable? Then where would that take him to? May Allah forbid; that would take him to a sick way of thinking in which he might come up and say what if Allah does not exist, what if there is no Hereafter? A Muslim should trust in Allah, if I say that Mahdi has come, that is because he did come. The End of Times has come, I mean I wouldn't have said it that openly if I was not so sure about it. And once Muslims decide on this; I mean if the Muslims of only Iran and Turkey decide on this matter, an era of peace, an era of welfare, an era of beauty will commence and this will happen within a very short period of time. The whole issue lies with their avoiding being stern. I mean if there are sincere people, if there are people who sincerely fear Allah, this matter would instantly be solved. This century will be the century of Islam, and you will see this anyway, insha'Allah. For that to happen we need to embrace the means.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: You talked about the Islamic governments in the world after the coming of Imam Mahdi. İslam'ın hakimiyeti. And in other places in your books, you have said that we, Muslims, should try to reach what Imam Mahdi wants for us, what Islam wants for us. And reach something that is Islam implemented in our lives. But there are some people who do not want to see Islam implemented in our lives. For example in Iran, we have former president Mohammad Khatami who recently said that even Imam Mahdi should not be obeyed by people. The government should be elected by people, regardless of anything, just a majority should vote and elect the government, and Imam Mahdi will be the teacher not the governor. What is your idea about this? Do you think that Imam Mahdi will be governor? Should we try to implement Islam in our lives? Or not; Imam Mahdi will not be the governor, we should not obey him and just now in our new lives we should obey what the majority of the people say, what the majority of people decide. What do you think about that?
ADNAN OKTAR:He [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] would of course not interfere with the governments. Mahdi would not have time for such a thing anyway. Mahdi is someone like a father whose ideas are benefitted from, who is loveable, who is loved by the whole society, who gives spirit, love and understanding of beauty to society, whose words are kept by everyone, who is obeyed. Consequently what he said is right.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: So [former president] Khatami says that nobody should obey him? Is he right?
ADNAN OKTAR: Muslims would not listen to [former president] Khatami about such a matter. Muslims in general are important in this. There are many professors, many people like former president Khatami in our country as well. I mean there are some interesting people, people who do not accept the Ahl al-Sunnah belief, the Jaferite belief, the Sunni belief , there are many such people. Such opinions are not important; I mean a person's being famous, gaining recognition or taking an office within the structure of the state would not make him superior than the Mahdi. Mahdi would not be counseled, he would be the one who would advise others. I mean it is not possible for anyone to lead Mahdi by advising him, Mahdi is the one who leads people with his advice. Consequently hundreds, thousands of people like former president Khatami will come up, that is very reasonable. The conviction of Muslims in general is clear. It is very clear and people completely abide by the system of the Mahdi. Mahdi is true in the Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliqi, and Shafi schools and the expectation for Mahdi is very high at the moment. That is because the world is waiting for salvation. Former president Khatami being against him [would not matter]. People like Anwar Sadat or Saddam [Hussein] have all come out against the system of the Mahdi. The late Libyan President Gaddafi has come out against it as well. But if you noticed people, did not listen to them. People advocates what is right and true.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: Just one more question I have. Is it possible?
ADNAN OKTAR: Yes please go ahead.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: You've talked about the weakness of capitalism as a sign of, capitalism as a symptom and as a representative of masonry, Freemasonry. Do you believe that the current movements in the Western world against capitalism is a sign of that weakness?
TURGUT AKSU: In the United States?
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: In the US, in the Western countries.
SAEED MOSTAGACI: And other countries, many countries.
SEYED YASSER JEBRAILY: There is a movement against capitalism. You consider that these movements will further weaken capitalism and Freemasonry?
ADNAN OKTAR: Of course, I mean capitalism is very barely standing upright. That is to say it is in collapse, it is in a state of coma. They are just barely trying to keep it alive. There are the capitalists of the world and they are trying to keep it alive with all their might but the system does not keep up. It is going towards death in front of the eyes of the whole world. That is ensured by the blessing of the system of the Mahdi. That is Allah showing His Power. It is the same with the economic crisis in the world. It is metaphysical, it doesn't have an explanation. It started in 2007, and I have said that it will go on until 2014. First they said no, they said that it will end within a year, in the end the IMF accepted what I have said, made an official statement and declared that the economic crisis will go on until 2014. They have seen that they are nothing in the face of Allah's Power, and this statement of mine about 2014 was a metaphysical statement; I mean the declaration they have made about this matter does not have a scientific aspect. They just communicated what they have heard from me.
The appearance of people who oppose the system of the Mahdi is a portent of the appearance of the Mahdi. Had they not been sure that Mahdi had appeared, they wouldn't have felt the need to oppose the system of the Mahdi. Since they are well aware that Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) has appeared, these are all words said within that panic. Consequently, those words of people who oppose the system of the Mahdi could cause an increase in the excitement of the Muslims who would regard that as a portent of the system of the Mahdi.
Alright I thank you. May Allah be pleased with you, we would, insha'Allah see you again. The Unity of Islam will be formed, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear and you will see all these within this century, let your hearts be at ease. I am sending my regards to all my Iranian Shia and Jaferite brothers, all of my Alawite and Wahhabi brothers, I am sending my regards to my Sunni brothers. Let them all hold on to the system of the Mahdi tightly, let them all hold on to the Qur'an tightly, let them love one another very much, Allah will show us those beautiful days very soon. And you will all say "He had said this," insha'Allah.
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Apple is a Want—Global Resources are Needs
May 4, 2012
Last week, U.S. Global's Tadas Misiunas and I spent some time with financial advisors from Florida, providing an update on natural resources investments. Many asked why global resources were significantly lagging the overall S&P 500 Index. Over the past year, there's been an extreme disparity between the sector and the overall market: As of March 31, 2012, the Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Equity Index had a one-year return of 15 percent while the S&P 500 Index gained more than 8 percent over the same period.
Here's a different way of showing how energy stocks have lagged. The chart below shows the 12-month rolling return percentage change of the S&P 500 Energy Index. Over the past 12 months, energy stocks have declined so dramatically that it now registers a "one-sigma event" in standard deviation terms. Historically, this has occurred only 18.5 percent of the time in the past 10 years. There were only two episodes when performance was worse on a one-year rolling basis: during the 2002–2003 period and during the global financial crisis in 2008-2009 when the U.S. was in a recession.
I continue to be amazed at the underperformance in natural resources stocks when you look at certain equities in the S&P 500. The most dramatic example is Apple. Over the past decade, its stock price has climbed substantially. I recently discussed a Financial Times article that showed a potential investment of $399 in Apple shares in November 2001 would have been worth $26,000 in March 2012.
Today, Apple's market capitalization has grown to around $550 billion, which is higher than the market cap of all of the utilities companies in the S&P 500 and higher than all of the S&P 500 materials companies.
There's no doubt Apple has quality products and is a great company—our funds have benefited from holding shares. Apple's products are quickly becoming as common as a toaster, with a survey by CNBC finding that half of all U.S. households own at least one Apple device! If a household has children, that number jumps to 60 percent.
However, investors seem to be overlooking the fact that Apple's products are "wants," not "needs." Millions of consumers want an iPad and many want a computer, yet, every single person in the world needs global resources. We need companies to grow our food; we need oil, natural gas and coal to fuel our cities. We need to drive to work and school each day, and we need to keep our house warm in the winter and cool in the summer. And so do the other 7 billion people on the planet.
To outperform the S&P 500 over the long term, we believe investors should overweight their portfolio to the global products and services that people need, not want. Currently, energy and materials make up only about 15 percent of the S&P 500, which seems insignificant compared to the tremendous needs from not only the developed markets, but the growing emerging countries.
With the S&P 500 Energy Index in oversold territory, today offers a great buying opportunity to add a natural resources investment like the Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) to your portfolio.
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- A Great Reason to be Investing
- Weighing the Evidence of Oil and Gold Stocks
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Foreign and emerging market investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuation and less public disclosure, as well as economic and political risk. Because the Global Resources Fund concentrates its investments in a specific industry, the fund may be subject to greater risks and fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries.
The S&P 500 Stock Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies. The S&P 500 Energy Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the companies in the energy sector as a subset of the S&P 500. The Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Index (CRX) is an equal-dollar weighted index of 20 stocks involved in commodity related industries such as energy, non-ferrous metals, agriculture, and forest products. Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart the data, the higher the deviation. Standard deviation is also known as historical volatility.
All opinions expressed and data provided are subject to change without notice. Some of these opinions may not be appropriate to every investor. Holdings in the Global Resources Fund as a percentage of net assets as of 3/31/12: Apple, 0.00%.

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As technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms, students are expected to utilize technological tools to facilitate and apply their learning. In this lesson, students turn their original poetry into digital form using Animoto and share it with other classes or even with published poets during a Google+ Hangout or Skype session. You can use this minilesson to jumpstart a poetry unit, as a culminating event, or as a periodic occurrence to expose students to a variety of poetic forms. Note: Students must have an original poem to use to complete this lesson.
- Animoto: Using the free, six-month teacher edition, your students can use their unique login and Animotos easy-to-use templates to transform their original poetry into a digital creation.
- Google+ Hangout: Using your free Google Apps for Education (GAFE) account, you can conduct a hangout with classes around your town, your state, or the country during which your students can share original poetry with a broader audience and get feedback in a real-world setting.
Coskie, T. L., & Hornof, M. (2013). E-BEST principles: Infusing technology into the writing workshop. The Reading Teacher, 67(1), 5458.
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Four years ago, when the Hook asked whether Charlottesville might be "New Yorkifying," a $10 martini at the trendy X Lounge was a key trend indicator. Indeed, when the multi-leveled restaurant/bar outfitted in steel and glass opened in 2006, it immediately erupted as a hip addition to the urban scene. A review in Virginia Law Weekly declared that "NYC-cool has finally arrived in the 'ville." Like NYC, the place even banned smoking before the Virginia ban.
Recently, though, the X Lounge has announced that it would be open to the public for dinner only on Friday and Saturday nights, reserving its space the rest of the week for private parties. So what's up?
The Hook contacted X Lounge representative for the owners (Francois Bladt and Kari Legault ), J.F. Legault, who said a personal family emergency has temporarily taken the focus off the restaurant, and he downplays the schedule change.
"We will be closed until Friday this week for a main drain line maintenance," he says. "That's it."
However, the restaurant's voicemail gives callers only two non-group dining options: Friday and Saturday. And a reporter noticed the place closed on a Tuesday back in mid-March.
"We have been doing some work routinely Monday through Thursday," says Legault, "so as good measure of communication to our patrons we posted those hours."
Legault says that he and his partners have also felt consumed by a new venture, Buck's Elbow Pub, which opened April 2 in the clubhouse at Old Trail Golf Club in Crozet's Old Trail Village. A renovation of a grill space within the clubhouse now features four large-screen TVs, a pool table, and spectacular views of Buck's Elbow Mountain.
Despite the word "club" in the name of the golf course, the Pub is open to the public for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, and for brunch on Sundays. As for food, expect local wine, beer, and food options, kids' and senior's specials, as well as a wide variety of salads, sandwiches, burgers, and appetizers. There is also live music and trivia on the weekends.
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TV Scorecard: What's canceled?Let's Make a Deal will celebrate April Fool's for the first time with its first Zonk Redemption Show, in which Zonk Traders from the past four seasons will return for a second chance. Host Wayne Brady will also play a joke on the audience when he challenges them to a special deal with a group prize if they choose correctly.Check your local listings for airtimes.


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Preserving the Future of the Antiochian Archdiocese and the Legacy of Metropolitan Philip
The Archdiocese has another department?
How much does it cost?
What is it for?
What's in it for me?
Even before these questions, maybe you asked, "Why do we need an Archdiocese? Our church is doing just fine on its own." This is the very reason and purpose for this Department – to "re-energize" the Laity of our Archdiocese regarding the Hierarchal nature of our faith and its relevance to our future viability in this country.
V. Reverend Economos Antony Gabriel, Chair of the Department offers the following:
"What is so unique about the Antiochian Archdiocese is that it was established by the Laity. In 1885 St. Raphael came to the United States, consecrated in 1904 in Brooklyn, and then proceeded to establish 30 parishes. He died young as did other Bishops that succeeded him. Metropolitan Philip is the longest serving Bishop in the history of the Archdiocese. The legacy of this Archdiocese will be that we have embraced the spirit of going forward; standing still is death. We must continue to do everything in our power which comes from God to continue our forward progress not for our own glory or the glory of the Metropolitan, but for the glory of God and in honor of our founders who came to this country penniless. When Metropolitan Anthony died in 1966 the Archdiocese consisted of 66 parishes. Now we have 265 parishes. If the Church is not a missionary Church then it is dead. The ministry of the Laity is more important than that of the Priests. The Priests are confined to the parish, but the Laity has the whole world as its parish."
On October 6, 2011 members of the Department of Planning and Development met with Metropolitan Philip at the Archdiocese to discuss the strategy behind the Department's exciting plans to re-energize the visions and legacy of the Metropolitan Philip and our God-protected Archdiocese. The purpose was to seek approval to begin the process of connecting the people of our Archdiocese to the challenges and victories of our history in America, which have lead to the true glory of the present.
In attendance at the meeting were the Department Chairman Economos Antony Gabriel, Co-Chairman Dan Abraham and members David Ghiz, Philip Saliba, Steve Adams and Nick Reid. Metropolitan Philip shared powerful inspiration of his beginnings and provided some of the purpose behind many of his key visions over the past 45 years. The members were given a clear base of understanding so this project can be designed and built to accomplish the very important goals of preserving the foundations and accomplishments of Metropolitan Philip's hard work, visions and legacy and creating a clear strategy to communicate them to the communities around the country.
Metropolitan Philip shared a brief synopsis of the history of our Archdiocese and our challenges for the future:
"The history of the Antiochian Archdiocese can be divided into three eras –
- Immigration Era: it was the most difficult time because resources were limited, but the Church grew because the people were God fearing people who believed the Church was the most important foundation for their family's future in this country.
- Era of Organization: the Board of Trustees was formed along with SOYO. After World War II there was a movement to the faith. The Youth movement did wonderful things.
- Era of Spiritual Maturity: It is imperative that the family and the Church work together. It is important to get the Clergy to focus on the younger generation's problems. The Clergy must embrace the people and connect with the youth. Young parents do not have time to meet, be with and eat with their children. Programs are needed to reach them.
There was a time when young people learned about their church from their parents. When you love a child when he is young then he looks at the world as a friendly world. I experienced this as a Priest. When I became Metropolitan I wanted to do something for the children and put them together away from home to play, pray, and make them feel loved by the Church. This was the beginnings of what is now the Antiochian Village and Camp. I want our people and all who seek our faith to come to the Center to learn about our heritage and understand the importance of preserving it for our children's future.
Visions remain just that without resources and money to turn them into reality. Money is a means to our worthy ends. It is the second most frequently mentioned word in the New Testament next to God.
I believe in my heart without any doubt that the Antiochian Laity will give when they understand our past and the necessity to preserve our legacy for the future of our children."
The Department of Planning and Development has a clear mission to share with our faithful the history of our Archdiocese so we can understand our role in preserving its future.
The Orthodox faith is Hierarchal. Our Bishops are consecrated by the laying on of hands which started from the Apostles and has continued for 2000 years. Christ commanded the Apostles to build His church on the rock which He established. Our churches are not islands in themselves, but part of the original church which Christ founded. Our Hierarchy brings consistency and ensures that our faith remains as Christ intended. Each parish and mission today and every one that shall come to be in the future are all part of something larger and more powerful. Our structure insures that our faith cannot be compromised.
This is our legacy, but also our direction for the future. Our Church must be a living church to serve the needs of the faithful. The Antiochian Archdiocese has a strong foundation with its various lay organizations, church school, camps, evangelism, youth ministry, choirs, chanters, theological training, and financial support for our Priests and their spouses.
When we give alms, we give of ourselves and have the opportunity to change people's lives. Our Antiochian Archdiocese is our foundation from which each parish and each individual fashions its future. Our message is simple – Each Antiochian Orthodox must assume their individual responsibility to insure the legacy of our humble roots and the legacy of our Metropolitan Philip are preserved through a strong and vibrant Antiochian Archdiocese which serves its people and leads them on the path that Christ has chosen for us.
What does a "strong and vibrant" Archdiocese mean? It means having the financial resources to provide for today and insure a Christ-centered future especially in light of the secularization of our country. We are not a government nor are we a secular charity. We exist because Christ deemed it so and it is up to each of us to heed the call of Jesus to build upon the "vine which He has planted".
"Blessed are those who give without remembering and blessed are those who receive without forgetting."
– Metropolitan Philip
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- 1.1 Creating documents
- 1.2 Page formatting
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- 1.5 Writing Text
- 1.6 Language
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- 1.8 Fonts
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Creating documents
You can manage the following issues:
- Currently, Scribus isn't very good at handling documents that are longer than 30 pages. You should split your work into several Scribus documents, export each of them to PDF and then join them into a single PDF file, for example, with pdftk.
- You can set the value for the first page number or change the page numbering scheme in a document (see: Pagination).
- You can create text frames that are automatically linked/chained when you create a new document.
But not these:
- You can't create a multi-level table of contents (TOC).
- You can't automatically create a table of contents over several files.
- You shouldn't make long chains of text frames, as this will slow down Scribus significantly.
- Index and footnotes aren't available, yet.
Create a file of the size of the whole flyer and use guides to separate the different "columns". (more...)
Typical errors
- If you're using Windows and have a custom theme installed, you won't get any new page displayed when creating a new document: use the default Win theme or "Classic", and everything will work fine
Page formatting
|How can I set the format of a new document?
|When creating a new document you can choose a "Document Layout": in most cases you can safely ignore this option (it will only affect the way the document is shown on screen). You certainly don't need it if you are trying to create a flyer or a leaflet! (more...)
|Can I change paper size once page has been created?
|Scribus 1.3.1+ has this feature.
Page numbers
|Why is Insert > Character > Page number grayed out?
|In order to insert a page number character into a text frame, you have to be in edit mode (using the "Edit content of frame" icon on the toolbar, double-clicking the frame, or by entering the Story Editor.
|Why do I only see page numbers up to 9?
|In the 1.3.3.x versions of Scribus you have to insert as many page number characters as there are digits in the page number (e.g. ## for the pages from 10 to 99).
|How can I add page numbers automatically? I cannot get the page number (ctrl+#) to work.
|Automatic Page Numbering is done via Page Templates. Edit Template. Then draw a text frame. Then # for one digit ## for 2. Save Template. Then they should show up on the page. Note: US Keyboards will not work with this shortcut, so remapping in Tools > Preferences is recommended. Also for more info see: Automatic Page Numbering.
How can I do Pagination?
There is no single "pagination" concept in DTP. Yet, the word is used often and can have several meanings:
- If you want to add page numbering, see the page number howto.
- If you want to impose the pages you have created with Scribus, please have a look at the howtos about imposition.
- If you want to layout several pages on one Scribus page, please think again. There are some exceptions to this rule, like creating a threefold brochure.
- If you want to create some pages and let text flow from page to page, you can learn more about this issue by reading the Scribus tutorial.
|How do you make bleed (for printing) in scribus? I'm currently migrating to Scribus from Comercial DTP, and got a little confused with document bleed.
|See: Bleed_workarounds
Paragraph formatting
Character formatting
Writing Text
- Why can I type some glyphs / letters in the Story Editor but they don't show up on the Canvas nor in the PDF generated by Scribus?
The story editor is still able to show more glyphs than scribus can handle. The fact is, that the story editor does not enforce the typographic quality of the glyphs and just delegates to Qt their visualization.
so, the fact that the story editor can show some characters, does not mean anything about scribus being able to display the glyphs themselves.
- The hyphenation language can be choosen in the "Hyphenation" section of the menu File > Preferences.
- The language for the spell checker (if available in your Scribus version) can be selected in a character style.
|Why are there so few solid colors available?
|Color Management Does not appear in the menu.
|This problem should not appear as long as Scribus is compiled with littlecms support.
Any addtional profiles you want to make available should either be installed as follows:
Linux: $home/.color/icc or /usr/share/color/icc
MacOSX: put them in the correct system folder with the rest of the colorsync profiles.
Win32(Windows 2000, XP) \WINNT\System32\Spool\Color
You need a minimum of 1 RGB color space icc profile and 1 CMYK icc color space profile for the color managment options to be enabled. Realistically, correct usage will require several profiles; Ideally, you will have a set of profiles which includes one for your monitor, one for the images and any scanner or input device profiles and profiles for your printer or output device.
To get started, get a set of generic pre-press profiles here: AdobeICCProfiles.zip
Then unzip these into a single directory,as noted above.
The restart Scribus and you should be able to enable color management from the preferences menu.
See the details in Color Management for Scribus for links and info about color profiles.
Loading fonts
- For a list of good font resources see Where can I get good fonts?.
- Scribus will automatically discard fonts that may cause problems in offset printing.
|I'm using Linotype Fontexplorer X as font management tool. Will Scribus support activation and deactivation with this tool?
|There are no plans to and Scribus comes with the ability to add font paths independent of the operating system making this somewhat redundant.
|Why do other applications show more variations of fonts than Scribus, like Bold and Italic. Scribus does not have these font style buttons, why?
|Someone called these "evil" on the #scribus IRC channel. They were right...There are two types of styled
Scribus supports the first case 100%. The second can be poisonous in PostScript and PDF. Pre-press operators and printers have been known to fume and curse vigourously at two well known DTP applications that create these "artificial styles"
There is a feature request to make this a bit more transparent to end users and will be added in a future version of Scribus.
|Can I use CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) fonts in Scribus ?
|See: [1].
|How do i get arabic text to display correctly with proper gylph shaping and rtl text direction, the most i can get out of scribues right now are rtl text with no gylph shaping?
|The glyph shaping is a very difficult thing to achieve, we don't yet support it, but this feature is being worked on right now (Dec 2010).
Embedding and vectorizing fonts
see the section on PDF output.
|Can I edit PDF files with Scribus?
PDF as file format was never ever meant to editable in the conventional sense. Internally it is non-linear in layout and is optimised for compactness. It is better to think of PDF as electronic paper which is printed. You cannot 'unprint' paper easily can you ?
There are only two applications which can "edit" PDF. Enfocus Pit Stop Pro and Quite.com's Box of Tricks are special pre-press plugins for Acrobat Pro. Using these is best if you have a fair amount of knowledge about pre-press and PDF.
|Is Scribus capable of reading and combining separate pdf files into a single file (for example including documents as attachments in the end of an article)?
|No, Scribus can import PDF files within image frames via Ghostscript. There are other tools to handle this such as pdftk and multivalent.
|How do get I formatted tables in Scribus?
|Scribus added basic table support in 1.1.6
- The PDFs generated by Scribus are of very high quality and should never be a problem when delivered to a print shop.
- Bugs related to the PDF generation are treated with very high priority by the Scribus team.
|Are there preferred viewers for veiwing Scribus exported PDF?
|Yes, definitely.
1. Adobe Reader 5.0.10+
2. GSview
Not recommended:
|When i create a doc and export it to pdf format, can someone with a full version of Acrobat edit the PDF? Is there something I need to do in order for this to be allowed?
|You can edit PDF with sometimes very limited ability in increasing order of capabilities.
1) Adobe Illustrator can edit single page PDF and usually has no issues opening a Scribus PDF in my experience. Issues: Font substitutions when opening saving.
2) Full Acrobat Professional 5+. Note Acrobat 5.0.5 sometimes will give an "unable to parse" error with some Scribus PDFs. We believe this is an Acrobat 5.0.5 bug. Acrobat 6.0+ does not give this message. Issues: Sometimes text is not easy to edit and is not recommended. Extracting images or vectors is not an issue.
3) Acrobat Professional Add ons - The two best known are PitStop or Quite a Box of Tricks to truly edit parts of a PDF. These are specialist pre-press tools which are focused on pre-flight and adjustment of PDFs for commerical printing.
That said, PDF was never intended to be an 'editable' format, but a final 'electronic paper' format. Except for pre-press work, planning on a document workflow based on PDF editing is surely frustrating and takes some knowledge of the non-linear format of PDF internally.
Lastly, you need not do anything special, except not encrypt it.
|What is the difference between PDF 1.3, PDF 1.4,1.5 and the recently released PDF 1.6?
|PDF 1.2 = Acrobat 3.0 - relatively obsolete now
PDF 1.3 = Acrobat 4.0 - The first version of PDF which truly had all the needed features to support "press-ready" PDF's including color managment, ICC profiles etc. It also added javascript, interactive and multimedia capabilities. This standard is probably the safest to send if you are unsure of the capabilities of the receiver of your file. PDF/X-3 and a number of commercial print work flows are based on PDF 1.3.
PDF 1.4 = Acrobat 5.0 - Actually, introduced with Illustrator 9, The main difference to concern Scribus users is PDF 1.4, has both transparency and alpha transparency capabilites, which make a major difference in where a PDF with these features can be printed. It takes wither the latest commerical RIP's or a Level 3 Postscript printer to use these features properly. The latest versions of Ghostscript suport the advanced PDF 1.4 features Scribus can create when exporting PDF.
PDF 1.5 = Acrobat 6.0 - The release of PDF 1.5 specs to accompanied the release of Acrobat 6. Among the most interesting for Scribus users: many improvements for "press-ready" PDF, the capability to have true layering within the PDF, PDF-X "pre-flight" capability, more security and interactive features, like the ability to add comments which are separate from the original doc.
PDF 1.6 = Acrobat 7.0 - Closely models the PDF 1.5 spec with more digitial security,multimedia and workflow features. Unfortuntately, few viewers or printers can support the latest two PDF specs.
- Supported versions: PDF/X-3 (1.3.3.x and 1.3.8+), PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-4 (1.5svn only, no backport possible).
- ICC profiles must be installed.
- You have to enable color management.
- You have to fill the "info string" in the "Pre-Press" tab of the PDF export dialog.
Basically, forms created by Scribus can be filled with Acrobat Reader and Okular.
Embedding and/or outlining fonts
- Scribus will try to embed your fonts when exporting to PDF.
- Fonts with more than 2048 glyphs will be automatically converted to outlines to reduce the size of the PDF. This font-specific setting can be changed in Preferences > Fonts by unchecking the "Subset" option for a font.
|Why don't images do not print on a HP LaserJet 1xxx series printer from within Scribus or from exported ps/pdf files, but can be viewed in pdfs?
|How do you get printer to print on a non standard size page?
|It depends:
Scripting / Command line
- You can write Python scripts which will run inside Scribus.
- If you have questions about scripting you should post them to the mailing list or join the Scribus IRC channel.
Workflows and Collaboration
|When I email Scribus .sla documents to others, they have trouble opening them. How do I fix this?
|Some have noted, some mailers add extra lines to the Scribus doc. Saving as a compressed sla.gz seems to fix this. Plus, Scribus files compress very well.
|So, how can I work with others who might have other DTP applications?
|Use EPS, SVG or PDF as an exchange format. Scribus created PDF files can be easily imported into a number of commercial applications. SVG import is excellent for vector artwork. Scribus can import EPS files as long as they are conforming to the specs - this includes spot colors in DCS 2.0 files. The documentation has detailed notes covering these subjects. You can also improve EPS import by ensuring you have the newest Ghostscript installed.
Getting additional help
|How do I contact the Scribus Team or find interactive help?
Community and Participation
|How do I donate my to this project?
|Help support the Libre Graphics Meeting. This is the most important conference for the team.
|How should I submit my design template which is going to be copyleft?
|Where does the name "Scribus" come from?
|When Franz Schmid launched the project, the first working name was "Open Page", but thought to be too generic. Scribus derives from the Latin name of the official writers in Roman times, from which we get scribe or writer. This translates well into many languages besides English. The German word is schrift, for example.
|How do you pronounce Scribus?
|"Skry - bus". Long I, not short I. It is also similar to "Scribe" + "us".
Legal Issues
|How much does Scribus cost?
|Both Scribus code and the application are free to download and use without any limitations. They are also free to distribute as long as you comply with the requirements of the GPLv2 license.
|Some people are not familiar with GPL license. So:
|Yes to both without any reservations.
Old items
- How can I make a document of 100+ pages? – Scribus is getting slower and slower
- How can I make a booklet using Scribus? – perhaps the most FAQ
- How can I launch Scribus in my language?
- Where can I get a monitor profiler for Linux?
- How can I execute scribus on a remote machine and display it on the local machine?
- How do I do text flow between frames in Scribus?
- How can I move a Scribus file to another computer along with its images?
- How can I execute a Python script from within Scribus?
- Can I use a commandline interface with Scribus?
PDF issues
- For whom is PDF/X-3 really desired?
- How can I preserve transparency while exporting to PDF?
- How do I prevent fonts from looking ugly in the exported PDF ?
- What is the difference between good and bad fonts?
- Where can I get good fonts?
- How can I see what fonts Scribus is loading
Printing issues
- How can I contribute to Scribus?
- Is it necessary to ask or answer questions in English on the mailing list?
- What are some good references to learn about layout and design?
- Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications
Pages in category "FAQ"
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- How can I contribute to Scribus?
- How can I determine which fonts are used in a document?
- How can I execute a Python script from within Scribus?
- How can I execute scribus on a remote machine and display it on the local machine?
- How can I make a booklet using Scribus?
- How can I make a document of 100+ pages?
- How can I preserve transparency while exporting to PDF?
- How can I see what fonts Scribus is loading
- How to apply a patch to scribus sourcecode
- How to wrap text around frames or images
- What is the difference between good and bad fonts?
- Where can I get a monitor profiler for Linux?
- Where can I get good fonts?
- Where can I get Scribus builds for Solaris?
- Where can I identify a font?
- Why can't I use a file created with Scribus 1.3.x with Scribus 1.2.x
- Why can't I use a file created with Scribus 1.3.x with Scribus 1.2.x (or earlier)?
- Why can't Scribus look and feel more like other DTP apps?
- Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications
- Workflows and Collaboration


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Mark Ruffalo's gotten lean, mean and ready to get green as the Incredible Hulk in the upcoming "Avengers" film.
While promoting his directorial debut "Sympathy for Delicious," Ruffalo said that shooting begins the first week of May and the actors are waiting for the final screenplays to come in at any minute. "We've been working on the script, which has been fun," he said. "I've been working with [director] Joss Whedon on the script with the rest of the cast. We start rehearsals soon. So hopefully we'll have the mother of all comic book movies for you soon!"
Ruffalo will be joining superhero co-stars Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury).
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"I've lost 15 pounds," the actor revealed. "They didn't want me all ripped up, but they want me to do be lean and mean. I've been trying to get the psychology of somebody who knows at any moment they could literally tear the roof off of wherever they are. I'm trying to bring – I don't know – something real to that, and totally fantastic."
Using "Avatar"-style motion-capture technology, Ruffalo will not only be portraying Dr. Bruce Banner, he'll be providing the basis for the Jade Giant's physical action as well (and as a bonus, original TV Hulk Lou Ferrigno is expecting to provide the growls, grunts and raging roars).
Ruffalo said he has no qualms about stepping into the shredded purple pants previously donned by Eric Bana and Edward Norton in the previous two films. "Yeah, man, are you kidding me? I've got some big shoes to fill. I feel like it's my generation's 'Hamlet'. We're all going to get a shot at it!"
Sound like he's ready for his Hulk-out close up. As Ruffalo previously told us a few months ago, "I've got 43 years of rage pent up in me ready to come out."


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Tom Brady delivers knockout punch, levels Saints on game-winning drive
Before his New England Patriots won Sunday afternoon's thriller, 30-27 over the New Orleans Saints, the last time Tom Brady outdueled Drew Brees was when Michigan beat Purdue in 1999. That was also months before Brady became the Patriots' sixth-round steal in the 2000 NFL Draft.
At the time almost 14 years ago, Brady shared with Sporting News how much he enjoyed boxing, and how little he liked losing. With his team on the ropes, the grizzled prizefighter showed up again with a familiar technical knockout. The Saints, who fell to 5-1, were just the latest to learn that when he's down, he always gets the long count.
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The Saints' defense, with Rob Ryan, had Brady on the canvas on two late fourth-quarter possessions, and for the second consecutive week, it looked like another frustrating one-possession loss without him contributing a single touchdown pass. The dubious two-game streak would have come on the heels of going 52 games with at least one.
But instead, Brady's game-winning, 17-yard strike to rookie Kenbrell Thompkins with just five seconds left prompted Ryan to make his you've-got-to-be-kidding-me face. It's the reaction that we're used to Brady getting from most defensive coaches, most often from Rob's brother Rex.
(Via Buzzfeed Sports)
For the most part, the Saints had the perfect game plan to beat Brady in his backyard. Ryan's aggressive 3-4 blitz scheme got good pressure (including five sacks) in his face and contained the Patriots injury-depleted receiving game. With Brees and a balanced offense, the Saints also threw plenty of punches in a physical, run-oriented game.
For those who expected Brady and Brees to go at it like Peyton Manning and Tony Romo did last week with pretty, big pass plays, the Patriots wouldn't have won that way. They just can't, with receivers such as Aaron Dobson, Michael Hoomanawanui and the inconsistent Thompkins leading the stat sheet.
Instead, Brady kept counterpunching often with handoffs to power back Stevan Ridley, who along with New England's run blockers gave him his most impressive rushing support of the season. What makes Brady such a legend is his ability to be just as comfortable in a fistfight as he is in a shootout.
What he did with fewer than 80 seconds left against New Orleans will just add to that reputation. As it's critical with any quarterback, there were no signs that Brady was shaken by either the four-and-out or interception-and-done drives that preceded his true last gasp. His physical skills have always been trumped by his mental toughness in such situations.
As much as the first 59 minutes matched the offensive struggle tied to the rest of the season, his last five completed passes were classic Brady: cool, quick strikes exploiting every defensive lapse, all the way through the single sideline coverage on Thompkins.
(Via GIFD Sports)
The bottom line is, the Patriots have the same 5-1 record as the Saints and the Seahawks, and only the 6-0 Chiefs and Broncos have better marks in the AFC. As usual, they have early control of the East, two games up on the Dolphins. Brady still has the only important number to him in his favor: Wins.
Once, twice, three times a Brady potential game-winning drive, the Saints just gave his old right hook too many chances.